Thanks Paul...these are great.
During the Winter War (Talvesotta), the Finns also made use of surplus WW1 and WW2 helmets. I've seen a few of these with my own eyes...even several that carried a skull or skeleton motif painted by it's owner in white. Due to aforementioned equipment shortages, captured Soviet equipment was often used as opportunity arose. The PPSh sub-machine gun was also copied by Finnish industry I believe. It's hard to believe also that during the 1939-45 period, Finland also produced multiple (maybe four) indigenous aircraft types from fighters to more general types. None were a great success, perhaps because of small numbers.
Winter camouflage smocks also ran to hastily sewn bedsheets too. Given the disparity of numbers between the Finns and the Soviets, I believe many of the Finnish combat troops were reservists. The Winter War to the Finns was the equivalent of the fear of Sea Lion for the Brits...except the enemy actually came. Cheers Paul...I appreciate it.
This is the Finnish Lion as mentioned above...
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